Statement shirts and masks worn by mourners at Floyd's viewing

ByDavid Mackey KTRK logo
Monday, June 8, 2020
Statement shirts and masks worn by mourners at Floyd's viewing
Many of those who came to pay respect to George Floyd gave a voice to the movement through their shirts and masks.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Several guests attended George Floyd's public viewing on Monday wearing shirts and masks with impactful messages.

Under a blazing sun, mourners wearing T-shirts with Floyd's picture or the words "I Can't Breathe" - the phrase he said repeatedly while pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer - waited for hours to pay their respects as Floyd's body, dressed in a brown suit, lay in an open gold-colored casket.

Mourners were required to wear masks over fears of the coronavirus and stood 6 feet apart as they paused briefly to view the casket.

ABC13's David Mackey captured a few pictures from the event.

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